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Beer Added To The Food Pyramid
Alehound writes " Beer Is Food: The US Government labeled beer(alcohol) as a drug, BeerAdvocate.com begs to differ as they inform their reader that beer can be a part of your diet in a healthy way. Beer does a body good? So the "Beer Gut" is a myth? So why the hell do I have a gut? And yes these guys do drink beer for breakfast." It's only 10 in the morning, I'm dumping out the half pot of coffee left, and cracking open a Boddingtons! Do it!
regardless if its classified as a drug, its a very dangerous substance. Just ask the millions of dead victims of alcohol abuse and drunk drivers. My brother-in-law bled to death in his home at 38 years old because he knew if EMS showed up, they have him detox, the thought of going clean longer than a day was too much and he died curled up in a corner of his house.
How exactly does the US Government define beer? Anything from the BudMilloor company is not beer. It's more like a carbinated, rice beverage with alcohol.
The only choices Americans have for good beer are local breweries (or micro-breweries) or anywhere outside of the US.
When I first moved from California to Germany and had my first real beer, I didn't like it. Fact is, I didn't realize what beer was because I grew up subjected to marketing blitz by Budweiser, Miller and Coors.
However, after a couple more German Karlburgs, I really started to appreciate what a good beer could be.
Now, I am completely and utterly repulsed by anything from BudMilloors.